AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Several meters below the bottom of the canopy is the understory, a layer made up of young trees, short species of trees, shrubs, and soft-stemmed plants. The understory varies a lot from rainforest to rainforest. But everywhere it is darker, there is less wind, and it is more humid than the canopy above it.

Detailed explanation-2: -This layer has the ability to block out sunlight, rain, and wind. This creates a darker and more humid environment for ther layers below the canopy. The Understory layer: However, the understory only receives about 5-10% of sunlight.

Detailed explanation-3: -The canopy not only blocks out sunlight, but dampens wind and rain, so much so that a visitor to the rainforest may not immediately know it is raining because raindrops are deflected and collected by various canopy plants.